Anchor: The top office says the two Koreas are in talks to change the armistice on the Korean War into a peace treaty, a possible way to settle peace on the Korean Peninsula. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the two Koreas have his “blessing” to end their decades-long war. 
Kim In-kyung has the details. 

Report: The South Korean presidential office confirmed Wednesday that the two Koreas are in discussions to change their decades-long armistice on the Korean War into a peace treaty. 

Asked if Seoul and Pyongyang could declare the end of the war at the upcoming inter-Korean summit, a senior presidential official said that it hasn't been determined if the two sides will use those exact words, but an agreement will be sought to cease hostile actions. 

The official said that it is something that should be discussed not just between the two Koreas, but all related parties. 

The comments came as U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sat down for talks on Tuesday at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

At the beginning of their summit, Trump said South and North Korea will be meeting to bring a formal end to the Korean War and that he supports the endeavor. 

[Sound bite: U.S. President Donald Trump]
"People don't realize that the Korean War has not ended. It is going on right now and they are discussing an end to the war. So, subject to a deal, they would certainly have my blessing. And they do have my blessing to discuss that."

Although they signed an armistice to halt the war in 1953, the two Koreas technically remain at war. Replacing the armistice with a peace treaty has been considered one way to settle peace on the Korean Peninsula. 

During his talks with Abe, Trump revealed that Washington and Pyongyang are speaking "directly" and at "extremely high levels" ahead of a potential meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. 
Kim In-kyung, KBS World Radio News.

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